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A no hydrotropic response root mutant that responds positively to gravitropism in Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2003
Eapen Delfeena, Barroso María Luisa, Campos María Eugenia, Ponce Georgina, Corkidi Gabriel, Dubrovsky Joseph G, Cassab Gladys I
Abstract excerpt
For most plants survival depends upon the capacity of root tips to sense and move towards water and other nutrients in the soil. Because land plants cannot escape environmental stress they use developmental solutions to remodel themselves in order to better adapt to the new conditions. The primary site for perception of underground signals is the root cap (RC). Plant roots have positive hydrotropic response and...
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